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Ukraine Loses an F-16 Pilot and His Jet While Fighting One of Russia’s Biggest Ever Aerial Attacks - Egypt Independent

CNN  —  A Ukrainian pilot was killed and his F-16 fighter jet crashed after Russia launched a huge aerial assault involving hundreds of drones and scores of missiles overnight, the Ukrainian military said on Sunday. The airman, named as 1st Class Lt. Col. Maksym Ustymenko by the Ukrainian air force, was the third F-16 pilot killed since the Ukrainians began flying the jets last summer, and his plane was the fourth F-16 Ukraine has lost since the…
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The demonstration took place during a flight from Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. Two older manned combat aircraft participated: an F-16C and an F-15E. Each aircraft led a pair of XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned combat aircraft. The aircraft conducted a training air combat scenario, demonstrating real-time integration between manned and unmanned aircraft. It is worth noting that this was a test flight. However, it proves that unmanned aircraft can sup…

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Defence24 broke the news in on Sunday, July 13, 2025.
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